Carlos Alcaraz against Jannik Sinner, a final “worthy of a film” for the foreign press

” No. It was not a tennis match. »» For the Italian daily The Corriere della SeraSunday June 8, “At dusk, while Paris lights up a thousand lights, [s’est] achev[ée] A story that has sometimes escaped the laws of reality ”. In a final long line passing, Carlos Alcaraz has just offered the coronation to Roland-Garros at the expense of Jannik Sinner (4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6). The clock indicates 5:29 a.m. never, since the start of the Open era, the final of the French internationals has lasted so long. “More than five hours of legend”summarizes the Spanish newspaper The countrywith a scenario ” worthy of a film “.

The duel between the world’s number 1, Jannik Sinner, and his runner -up in the ATP and title classification, Carlos Alcaraz, held all his promises, leaving the admiring foreign media. At the end of a meeting which will have seen him were carried out of two sets, then save three match balls in the fourth round, the Spaniard kept his crown at the Super Tie-Break, to win, at only 22 years old, the fifth coronation in the Grand Chelem of his career.

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